Chapter 636 Gaining Blessing in Disguise, Damn It (1)_1
Prince Heqing, Xiao Guangbi, was born to Consort Yu, and it was during her courtesy call to the Empress Dowager in Cihe Palace that the incident involving soy sauce poisoning began. Consort Yu fell ill from the poisoning and, in her longing for her son, Prince Heqing, who was then confined to his fiefdom, hurried to Capital Jingcheng to attend to his mother.
Mo Heng and Pei Qin were the masterminds behind the soy sauce poisoning incident, and when Xiao Guangbi came to the Ministry of Justice to visit the prison, no one dared to stop him.
His eyebrows were slender, his nose bridge prominent, and his lower jaw sharp, complementing a somewhat effeminate face, which almost resembled that of someone who had undergone plastic surgery. It was only his Four-claw Dragon Pattern Silk Robe and the Purple Gold Crown Hair Bundle that made him look somewhat normal. Pei Qin couldn’t help but let out a laugh.
Xiao Guangbi glanced at her, a disheveled woman with delicate features. He heard that Mo Heng defended this wife of his quite fiercely. The corner of his mouth dropped slightly, "Mo Heng! When I first met you years ago, I always admired your intelligence. But to think that today, you have become a major criminal."
"Prince Heqing is well." Mo Heng responded with a detached greeting, his eyes deep like ancient wells, a relentless killing intent surging within them.
Xiao Guangbi sighed, "Regarding my mother’s poisoning, I’ve always had my doubts. Even with the audacity of the heavens, how would you dare to poison the soy sauce sent into the palace? When I first saw my mother afflicted by the poison and unconscious, I wished I could execute the perpetrator outside the Wumen Gate. Now, however, I didn’t expect you to confess."
Mo Heng pursed his lips, looking down, not speaking.
"You say you masterminded the poisoning of the soy sauce. Why would you do such a thing? Could it really be as the confession says, because you were dissatisfied with the Imperial Court’s decree on the cultivation of sweet potatoes?" Xiao Guangbi pressed him as he saw his silence.
"Prince, have you come to this death cell to interrogate me?" Mo Heng looked up at him.